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Anthony Colandrea
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Toe
All-American
There's ads on this board?
desertshox
All-Conference
There's a board under all the ads?
twofittyonred
Special Teams Player
If ya dig deep enough....
admo
Heisman Trophy Winner
Been there and done that with AMart & Tommy YOLO Armstrong for 7-8 years.
Exciting, quick feet, can zip it, scramble, avoid some sacks and run it...... Brings energy. Really works hard. Wants to win. Offense will be QB eccentric.
Lets wish he will do better in the win column.... and against road games
(Taylor Martinez reference
)
Aww Shoot. Shucks.
Exciting, quick feet, can zip it, scramble, avoid some sacks and run it...... Brings energy. Really works hard. Wants to win. Offense will be QB eccentric.
Lets wish he will do better in the win column.... and against road games
(Taylor Martinez reference
)Aww Shoot. Shucks.
I am I
All-Conference
Toe
All-American
I'm kinda curious how Colton Joseph will fare at Wisconsin. Some were pointing to him as a good candidate for us before we signed Colandrea. He's #6 on that list, but he was also just placed at #6 in the country on this list of worst starting QBs, which called him a square peg in a round hole at Wisconsin.
admo
Heisman Trophy Winner
4 B1G teams needed to replace the quarterback position, and 4 quarterbacks are on the list.
No offense to Iowa, Minn, Rutgers.
Don't sleep on Katin Houser for iLLinois. If you like Colandrea's numbers, Houser might have "one up'd" him.
26 starts
43 pass tds
15 rush tds
(That's a lot of TDs)
6500 pass yards
He might be 23 or 24 years old. Perfect fit for Bielema's offense that won 9 games a few times.
Of Course I'm on board with Colandrea, simply because he is Nebraska's QB.
I would put Houser and Colandrea above UW QB situation / Badger football thing.
admo
Heisman Trophy Winner
To be completely honest I would have spent the mil on another DT and LB instead of Colandrea. And rolled with whoever we had at QB.
Defense needs to keep games close. Fresh rotation with the front 6 and stopping the run game.
QB can manage the offense as long as DH doesn't get itchy.
Any Husker QB should win the first 3 games, with or without Colandrea.
That leaves a chance to beat Rutgers, to beat Michigan State, and one more game to Bowl status.
Wooooo..., stop the press, go tell the mayor. 6 wins.
We have an OL coach now, and OL players. We have receivers and tightends.... RBs are RBs and anyone can RB......
We have a FG kicker, a Punter, and special teams now in place.
I like Colandrea but I know it will become (or morph into...) QB eccentric like a mixed version of TMart, Armstrong, Adrian Martinez. Just to get you excited and also drive you crazy mad, for 6 wins and hopefully pushing for 7.
I think the Huskers missed the boat here and could have managed the team with more emphasis on defense, stopping the run and applying pressure. Because if Aurich runs Quarters Coverage on defense like he did against Utah (and at SDSU), we will never get off the field until the opponent scores a TD.
Should have put the money on bigger bodies in the trenches on DL and WIL/Mike/Sam.
Doesn't anybody notice that? If not, just wait. 6 wins. 7 wins. Nothing exciting about that with 3 cupcakes, Rutgers, Maryland and MSU. And the QB gets the MiL.
Of course I don't want that to happen, or to come correct. I think it feels like a toss-away season and there are 8 wins on the table for sure.
Defense needs to keep games close. Fresh rotation with the front 6 and stopping the run game.
QB can manage the offense as long as DH doesn't get itchy.
Any Husker QB should win the first 3 games, with or without Colandrea.
That leaves a chance to beat Rutgers, to beat Michigan State, and one more game to Bowl status.
Wooooo..., stop the press, go tell the mayor. 6 wins.
We have an OL coach now, and OL players. We have receivers and tightends.... RBs are RBs and anyone can RB......
We have a FG kicker, a Punter, and special teams now in place.
I like Colandrea but I know it will become (or morph into...) QB eccentric like a mixed version of TMart, Armstrong, Adrian Martinez. Just to get you excited and also drive you crazy mad, for 6 wins and hopefully pushing for 7.
I think the Huskers missed the boat here and could have managed the team with more emphasis on defense, stopping the run and applying pressure. Because if Aurich runs Quarters Coverage on defense like he did against Utah (and at SDSU), we will never get off the field until the opponent scores a TD.
Should have put the money on bigger bodies in the trenches on DL and WIL/Mike/Sam.
Doesn't anybody notice that? If not, just wait. 6 wins. 7 wins. Nothing exciting about that with 3 cupcakes, Rutgers, Maryland and MSU. And the QB gets the MiL.
Of course I don't want that to happen, or to come correct. I think it feels like a toss-away season and there are 8 wins on the table for sure.
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Toe
All-American
Snow was running the defense for the bowl, not Aurich.
Hilltop
All-Conference
I get your sentiment but it's only based on the past. I don't think any of us really knows what to expect this year. That said, you have to have a QB that gives you a chance and TJL just doesn’t feel like that guy but maybe another year in the program makes the difference?
I'm glad we have a mobile transfer QB and, as always, I'm optimistic.
admo
Heisman Trophy Winner
I am glad we have an older QB / transfer player as well. I am hopeful that Colandrea is here and ready to go.
You mention the past, but TJ doesn't fit blah blah blah. ?
TJ was a freshmen and 2 years younger than Dylan Raiola. Nobody can look at the scope of work from his playing time while getting thrown into a bad situation and say "this is what you were..., this is who you are".
Kid might be 10 lbs heavier, while physically and mentally maturing into a sophomore QB, with another year under DH. I would rather give the 4 star some cred.
If he doesn't get bigger physically for playing Big Ten football, or maturing, then that will be on him. I think Lateef can do it.
Colandrea is a few years older, wiser, around 22 years old, has the experience and is on his 3rd team in 4 years. Dude has been around the block. TJ was on campus one year ago.
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